So a lot of people have been asking for updates on my mom. Here are the basics:
- Sunday 1/2 my mom was admitted to the hospital because she was having trouble breathing
- When she was checked out at the hospital they found out she was severely dehydrated, malnourished and was in renal failure.
- During the week there was really bad information coming out of the hospital.
- In attempt to check out the status of her organs they tried to scope her, but ran into an issue. The real issue is still unknown.
- They decided to send her to University Hospital in Tampa where her neck doctor could take a look at her. She had a full neck reconstruction last year and has had a few back surgeries over the last few years.
- The doctors at UCH gave her a MRI and CT scan. They determined that her spine had collapsed due to the spread of infection most likely from the pneumonia they found. At this point my mom was near death.
- It was decided to not attempt surgery to correct the spine. The unfortunate side-effect was that my mom has become completely paralyzed from her mid-torso down. She will most likely never walk again.
- They are continuing to treat the pneumonia and infection. Once she gets better, they can start to think about the future; rehabilitation, long-term care, etc.
If you have any more questions, just let me know and we can email/phone/whatever personally. Thank you everyone for your moral support, prayers, etc. My family and I really appreciated it all.
-- Ryan Carmelo Briones